Sweden
EU regulators must work together: Swedish deputy
Barbro Wickman-Parak, a deputy director at the Riksbank, has said that the European Union (EU) organisations for supervision and crisis management need to be better coordinated.
Banks not saved for their sake - Sveriges Ingves
We are not saving banks and their management for their own sake or the sake of their shareholders, said Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Sveriges Riksbank.
Sweden's Nyberg on EU crisis coordination
Voluntary agreements for crisis management in the European Union have not proved helpful, said Lars Nyberg, a deputy governor of the Riksbank.
Riksbank board unanimous on cut
The executive board of the Riksbank unanimously backed a lowering of the repo rate by 50 basis points to 3.75%, the minutes of the 22 October meeting reveal.
Riksbank to lend to corporates
The Riksbank on Wednesday agreed to extend access to its funds beyond the banking sector to large corporates struggling to borrow in the wake of the global market turmoil.
Four reasons for Iceland's headache
Iceland's financial problems are a result of a non-viable business model, finds a new paper by Willem Buiter and Anne Sibert from the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).
Denmark bucks trend with rate hike
The National Bank of Denmark unexpectedly raised rates by half a point to 5.5% on Friday to support the krone.
Riksbank cuts to counter higher borrowing costs
The Riksbank cut rates by half a point on Thursday, and pledged to loosen further, to temper tighter credit conditions in Sweden.
G7 plan "a major success": Riksbank's Ingves
The five-point plan agreed by the G7 finance minsters and central bank governors should help improve confidence in financial markets, said Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riksbank.
IMF should monitor stability: Riksbank's Ingves
Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riksbank, called for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be given a greater role in promoting financial stability.
Riksbank pumps Skr5 billion into Icelandic bank
The Riksbank on Wednesday agreed to prop up Kaupthing, Iceland's largest lender, with a Skr5 billion ($700m) loan, on fears the bank's liquidity problems threatened the stability of the Swedish financial system.
Riksbank striving to inform public on crunch
The Riksbank is providing and updating a list of questions and answers on the financial turmoil.
Riksbank deputy to step down
Irma Rosenberg, the first deputy governor at the Riksbank, will leave the institution at the end of the year.
We will suffer a while yet: Sweden's Ingves
Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riskbank, has warned that Sweden will probably have to live with the financial market turbulence and the crisis in the US for a good while to come.
Nordic banks and RBA join Fed swap club
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stepped up efforts to counter money market tensions, establishing additional swap lines with the Reserve Bank of Australia and three Scandinavian central banks to meet demand for dollar loans.
Sweden takes "precautionary" payments measure
The Riksbank has relaxed collateral rules for transactions through its RIX payments system as a precaution against money and bond market stress.
Finland's Liikanen: euro brought price stability
The European monetary union has fulfilled and even exceed expectations in terms of monetary and price stability, said Erkki Liikanen, the governor of the Bank of Finland.
Riksbank hikes but hints at cuts to come
The Riksbank raised rates to a 12-year high on Thursday but indicated that it was likely to cut borrowing costs more sharply than previously thought next year.
Riksbank decision unanimous
All six members of the Riksbank's Executive Council backed the decision to raise rates a quarter point to 4.5% earlier this month.
Real interest rates in Sweden
New research from the Sveriges Riksbank discusses the concept and development of the real interest rate and the real repo rate in Sweden.
Swedish rates up, more to come
Sweden's central bank has raised rates by a quarter point to 4.5% - a new 12-year high - with the promise of two further hikes this year.
Policy should encourage card payments: Riksbank
Swedish consumers over-use cash and under-use cards from a social perspective because their choice of payment instrument is based on private incentives, research by the Riksbank finds.
Riksbank drops CPIX inflation measure
Barbro Wickman-Parak, the first deputy governor of the Riksbank, said on Monday that the central bank would phase out its use of the CPIX inflation measure.
Riksbank's Nyberg on the pros of card payments
Lars Nyberg, a deputy governor of the Riksbank, has urged Swedish consumers to pay for goods with cards rather than cash.